This applesauce is easy to prep and make in a slow cooker. My kids and I came up with this recipe one fall weekend and we love it!
Ingredients
- 8 apples – peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- ½ cup water
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Directions
Step 1
Combine apples and water in a slow cooker; cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Stir in brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice; continue cooking another 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
Calories 151 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat0g | 0% |
Sodium8mg | 0% |
Total Carbohydrate39g | 14% |
Dietary Fiber3g | 12% |
Total Sugars34g | |
Protein0g | |
Vitamin C6mg | 32% |
Calcium27mg | 2% |
Iron0mg | 2% |
Potassium176mg | 4% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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- by: Sarah Jo
- 16 years ago
This was a no-brainer. Really worked out fabulously with almost no effort at all. Ten times better than anything bought in the store, too. My kids will tolerate the store bought organic, but they LOVED this. It’s just like eating the inside of an apple pie. I upped the quantity of the pumpkin pie spice to a full tsp. and I also added the spice and the brown sugar to the crockpot during the cooking process. Excellent recipe! Thanks for sharing.
EDITED 06/17/08: I made this today
with half pear and half apples. This
is a great way to use your excess crops
or fruit that just didn’t get eaten
fast enough. My kids just can’t get enough of this sauce! -
- by: Joann Cambareri
- 16 years ago
A REAL KEEPER.
Last night, I added water to my Crockpot, cut up my apples (a combination of Granny Smith’s and Gala’s), used Apple Pie Spice (a combination of Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Allspice)(a generous “sprinkling”), tossed in the Brown Sugar (what I would call a “handful”), added a handful of raisins and “short sprinkle” (perhaps 8-10) of “Hot Dots”, and turned the appliance on (LOW).
This morning, I made our Oatmeal (a regular occurrence in our household — except that no one really likes it; sometimes it’s Cream of Wheat — which is better received, but not loved) and topped each bowl with a GENEROUS/HEFTY spoonful of this Applesauce (which had been cooking for no less than 10 hours).
Not only did no one (1 DH and 3 adult “children”) complain, but my DH and BOTH of my sons (aged 20+) actually refilled their Oatmeal bowls so that they could have more of the “topping”.
Better than this it rarely gets.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 16 years ago
I had a bunch of apples I had to do something with quickly, so this was a great way to use them up before they went bad. I personally could barely smell it while it was cooking, only could smell it a bit at the end, but nevertheless turned out very well. I took the suggestion of another reviewer and put some of it on plain oatmeal as a topping – delicious!!! I would definitely make this again! Thanks for the recipe!
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- by: Healthycook1964
- 16 years ago
This recipe was very good. I used gala and golden delicious apples, therefore I only added 1/4 cup of brown sugar and the pumpkin pie spice II that another reviwer suggested. I substituted allspice for the cloves since I don’t like the bitterness of cloves. I used 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons of the spioce mixture in the applesauce and it turned out quite well. I will definitely make this again.
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- by: Mooingfish
- 16 years ago
This recipe is pretty much like apple butter. I wouldn’t recommend eating this plain because there is just way too much sugar in it. I suggest using it in oatmeal as another reviewer suggested. I make about 50 quarts of applesauce a year and found that sugar never needs to be added if you use sweet apples to begin with and a cinnamon stick per quart is sufficient enough for spice. Sweet apples: gala and fuji
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- by: Larkspur
- 16 years ago
Yum! This was so good and easy! I used 4 cortland apples and 4 golden delicious; when it came time to add the sugar, the applesauce only needed about two teaspoons because the apples were so sweet! My family loved it, and ate the whole pot in one meal! Thanks for the recipe; I will be making it often!
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- by: DI3MOOSE
- 16 years ago
I, too, had too many apples in my fridge. What a better way to use them up. I used gala, fuji and granny smith apples. I reduced the brown sugar to about 2/3 cup. I think the water was a bit too much. Next time I think I will use only 1/3 c. But over-all. This was very good. I prepared this late in the evening to be ready for dinner the next day. I just put it in the fridge when I got up in the morning. Delicious.
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- by: Jennie Brandon
- 15 years ago
Not only is this really easy, you can also do it with pears or make a mix of apples and pears. Quantities aren’t that crucial – just match to the size of your slow cooker and make sure you put in enough if doing for a long cooking period. We’ve had so much fruit this autumn. We usually do this just before bed and wake up to yummy apple asuce which we have with our breakfast in some guise. Our apples have very red skins so we get a pink apples sauce! Use a potato masher if there are any lumps left and you don’t want them but by morning there usually aren’t any.
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- by: Lee
- 15 years ago
This recipe is a good base, but it could use some ‘tweaking.’ I’ve been making applesauce on the stove & apple butter in my crockpot for years & I always add apple cider or juice, rather than water. For the sauce, I core Jonathan apples (best for baking & cooking), but I leave the peel on, cut them into chunks & saute them in butter before adding brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg & cider (all ingredients are based on the number of apples I use & taste preference), then boil them down until the apples are tender & the juice is ‘syrupy.’ For apple butter, I peel Jonathan apples, cut them into chunks, add brown sugar, spices & cider or juice & cook on low for at least 8-10 hours. Wonderful!!
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- by: Tom Wyant
- 15 years ago
This is a very good recipe. After cooking it all night in the slow cooker, I served it for breakfast the next morning over hot buttered biscuits. I did have to mash the apples because they just didn’t “mush up” on their own. It may have been because I used Gala apples. It really was very good and we’ll definitely use this recipe again.
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- by: Joanne Fisher
- 15 years ago
This was very good. When it was done I left just a little in the slow cooker, and then made my slow cooker hot cereal in there. I use part oatmeal, part wheatina, and part cream of rice (or whatever hot cereal I have). I add brown sugar and cinnamon, and the little bit of applesauce left in the bottom of the cooker gave it a great new twist.
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- by: BECCAP
- 15 years ago
I think this is a great starting recipe, but we made a few changes for personal preference. Used golden delicious apples, and cut them into small chunks instead of slices. I think the consistency and texture was perfect – I cooked on low overnight with a timer for 6 hours, and after that it kept on the “keep warm” setting. I like the brown sugar but don’t think the pumpkin pie spice was quite right – I think just some cinnamon would have been better. When warm it tastes like apple pie filling, not applesauce. Thanks for a good starting point!
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- by: Elizabeth
- 15 years ago
This is very easy to make and delicious! The only thing is that apples cook down to almost nothing, and there is no way that 8 apples will ever make 8 servings! I just made this and got 3 snack portioned servings out of the 8 apples I used. Next time I will triple the batch and keep extras in the fridge for healthy delicious snacks. Thanks for the recipe!
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- by: BJS
- 15 years ago
I heeded the suggestion by other reviewers to use sweet apples and omit the sugar. The apples sauce was plenty sweet. I didn’t have pumpkin pie spice, so used a homemade mixture of nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves that I mixed in before cooking. I also left the peals on. It took much longer (10 hrs.)to properly cook. It tasted good, but wasn’t anything overly special. I’m sure I’ll make it again, but will probably play some with the spices.
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- by: Bethany Beers
- 15 years ago
This was really good, but I cut way back on the sugar to almost none. I gave it 4 stars because of the sugar. It would be entirely too sweet with the amount it calls for in the recipe. It was very easy. I was in a hurry to get it cooked for supper, so I put it on high instead of low and kept my eye on it and stirred it once in a while to make sure it didn’t stick or anything. My whole family really liked it!
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- by: BLUEGYPSY21
- 15 years ago
Very, very easy. I did increase the spice to 1 tsp as suggested in earlier reviews. Next time I will just use 1/2 tsp of spice and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. I added the spice and brown sugar at the beginning of cooking. Next time I will use 1/2 cup of white sugar and 1/4 cup of brown sugar instead but still add them and the spices at the beginning of cooking.
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- by: Eucatastrophe
- 15 years ago
Absolutely delicious! I used pink lady apples and still used all the sugar called for in the recipe, so mine was pretty sweet–but that was how I wanted it. I put this in apple bread and it came out *amazing*…I’m convinced it was because of this applesauce. The one change that I made was that I cut the apples into smallish chunks instead of slices, since I wanted little bits of apple to be distinguishable in the bread. I took the advice of some other reviewers here and used the Pumpkin Pie Spice II recipe from this site, which worked out wonderfully. Overall, this recipe was easy, cheap, and *very* tasty. Thanks for sharing, A.S.G.!
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- by: Lobstar
- 15 years ago
Since the recipe did not specify which apples to use I tried a variety (about 4 flavors; 2 apples of each). That way if some were too sweet others would balance them out. I added no water and yet 7 hours later I had made apple soup. Far, far too watery to be applesauce. Also, the end result was too sweet to be edible. I tried again later with a different set of apples, less sugar, and more spice and got the same result: too sweet and watery.
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- by: JARRIE
- 15 years ago
It was very tasty. I used Pumpkin Pie Spice II from this site for the pumpkin pie spice, and next time I will probably cut back on the cloves as it just isn’t a flavor I enjoy in applesauce. This recipe worked out very well with Gala apples that had gone mealy or “soft” on me, but I added more water than the recipe said to. I won’t do that again–it didn’t need extra water! I used less sugar–maybe half to 2/3 less sugar than it called for (because Galas are a very sweet apple, and you can always add more at the end, but once you add it you can’t take it back!) and it was fine for us.
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- by: Kathyskitchen
- 15 years ago
I used very soft and very very tart freshly picked apples from a local orchard… AMAZING RECIPE!! Agree with other reviewers re: sugar — but I used MORE because I used tart apples….. I also cut into cubes to give it a chunky appearance…. Used just cinnamon and used a LOT of it because that is the way we like it…. DEFINATELY A KEEPER!! Have NEVER made applesauce in slow-cooker… this is the way to go, easy, simple, no fuss and smells DELICIOUS! Thank you so much for this delightful recipe!
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- by: Amy Neumann
- 15 years ago
10 Stars! This was amazing! I used 3 different kinds of sweet apples, so I left out the sugar entirely. I mixed cinnamon and nutmeg into a 1/4 cup of water and threw that in right at the beginning. Woke up this morning to the smell of warm apple pie… I put a few spoonfuls over my oatmeal at breakfast and it was heaven!
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- by: Gillette
- 15 years ago
This is not good at all!! Maybe I’m doing something wrong, but it’s hard to do a slow cooker the wrong way. I peeled and thinly sliced 5 apples and put them in at 10 this morning – it’s now 11:30pm and they’re still not done!! I’ve put in some lemon juice to speed up the ‘mushing’ process… I’m hoping it works so I can go to bed 😛 Sorry… maybe I’m just a noob, the recipe really does sound delicious but I think I’ll try it on the stove top next time.
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- by: Marianne
- 15 years ago
This is by far the best applesauce I have ever had. I used a mixture of different apples after going apple picking. I used 3 Tbsp of Splenda brown sugar and about 3 generous dashes of pumpkin pie spice. Let it cook in the slow cooker on high for about 4 hours and there was no need to mash the apples it did it on its own. Going to make another batch in a day or two and try using less brown sugar. Thanks for the great recipe!!!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 15 years ago
I’ve made this a couple times. I liked it better the first time I made it, when I didn’t have pumpkin pie spice or nutmeg and looked up what was in apple pie spice. That time I used cloves and cinnamon. I made it by the recipe this time, and I didn’t like it as well until I added a little cloves in as well. It is still pretty good based on the recipe, though.
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- by: Sweets
- 15 years ago
My mom makes this, except she makes it on the stove in a large stock pot. I don’t have a pot or kettle large enough to make a big batch of applesauce, so I started looking for other ways to do it. Cooking it in a crock pot is such an awesome idea. When I told my mom about it, she couldn’t believe she’d never thought of it herself. I used about half water and half cranberry juice for the liquid, to give it a bit more flavor, and, per a family tradition, I also add in a handful or two of cinnamon red-hot candies. This gives it a nice cinnamon kick and makes the sauce a beautiful rose color.
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- by: Rebecca Charlton
- 15 years ago
Nothing makes your house smell better! I too reduced the sugar (after trying it once as written) to 1/2 cup and upped the spice to 1 tsp, and used the pumpkin pie spice II recipe from here. My DD can’t get enough of it. If you’re making it when your littles are around, be sure to slice up an apple for them, or they’ll be stealing them as you slice them for the crockpot!
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- by: Chef24
- 15 years ago
Very yummy! Worked better in my older crock pot, since it didn’t get as brown in there. Left out the water by accident, and didn’t miss it. Next time, just used one or two tbsp of water, and that was fine to stop excess browning. Also, cut the sugar a little, and that was good too. Used 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, dash cloves, and dash nutmeg in place of pumpkin pie spice.
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- by: Amyeh78
- 15 years ago
This was yummy! My 4 year old helped me peel the apples, so it was a fun project together. Woke up this morning…applesauce! I did run it through the food processor so it would be more smooth, but that is just our preference. I followed the recipe as is, and it was good! Great oatmeal topping!
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- by: Renee312
- 14 years ago
This recipe is great. I was trying to find a replacement of my mom’s applesauce, and it came pretty darn close. I used red delicious & Macintosh apples. I also put in about a teaspoon of vanilla and a couple sprinkles of cinnamon with the apples and water when starting cooking. Definitely great, I will make this quite often!
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- by: Millerjen
- 14 years ago
I LOVE THIS! I have made it 3x in the last month, and I can’t get enough of it. It tastes like apple pie filling, and it is so good! I’ve used a mixture each time, using Jonagold, Golden Delicious, and Cameo. It made for a great treat straight from the crock pot after playing outside in the snow. YUMMY!
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- by: Erinsgrammy
- 14 years ago
This was excellent! I used Gala applees because I had them. I also used splenda instead of granulated sugar becaise pf doabetes. My husband found it and began eating it with rice and oatmeal for a couple or mornings, and then there was only a tiny bit left and I had to grab it if I wanted any. I’m going to buy a big bag of apples just to cook this when we shop tomorrow, and I’m going to try freezing it, if I can get enough to do that before DH and Son get their hands on it! 20 stars, if I could. Thanks bunches
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- by: Redmarketfalls
- 14 years ago
A very good applesauce recipe – I followed the directions exactly, using the Pumpkin Spice I recipe found here on Allrecipes. To prepare my apples I peeled and cored them, cut them in half, and then sliced from stem to bottom making thin (half a cm) slices before piling them into the slow cooker. This took awhile (I’m VERY slow at peeling/cutting fruits and veggies) but I think it helped make the apples fall apart more to better copy the traditional texture you’d get in store-bought applesauce. The taste is delicious – reminds me of apple pie. One thing I would warn against is that it is INCREDIBLY sweet as written. For somebody like me who is used to unsweetened applesauce, the brown sugar is a little overwhelming. I would suggest toning down the sugar or even eliminating it all together if you prefer a fruitier taste.
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- by: Erikagee
- 14 years ago
I have been making applesauce for a few months now because I have a now 1 year old that I was sick of buying baby food for when I could just make it. Her favorite it chicken noodle soup and applesauce. I made this yesterday and she loved it hot. She is now eating some with toast for breakfast. The only thing I changed is I didn’t have any pumpkin pie spice so I just looked what was in it and kind of made my own. I used granny smith apples because that is what I had. Next time I make this I would love to try some pears as suggested and toss in some strawberry’s.
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- by: DIMITRIA
- 14 years ago
This is perfection! I just put all of the ingredients in the crockpot at the same time, cooked on high for a couple of hours, and used a potato masher to chunk it up a bit. It’s even easier if you have an apple peeler/corer/slicer machine- it took me like 5 minutes to get everything into the crockpot. You can leave out the sugar, depending on the type of apples used, too.
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- by: Cherryebomb
- 14 years ago
i don’t personally like applesauce, i made this for my 2 year old, who absolutely gobbled it up! so i’m assuming it was 5 star taste! this was so easy, i just peeled and cored my apples (3lbs worth) and put them in the crockpot without further cutting because i was planning on using my food processor after cooking which worked out great! i didn’t measure the water, i just put in enough so apples were floating (way more than what recipe called for) and added about 2 handfuls of brown sugar, 2 cap fulls of lemon juice and vanilla, generous amounts of ground cloves, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon to the crockpot before cooking. cooked on low about 6hrs, drained apples over a stock pot, put apples in the food processor and made apple cider with all that leftover spiced water by adding apple juice, orange juice, and apple peach passionfruit mixed juice i had on hand. it was awesome!! can’t wait to make again! and will definitely do the extra water to make apple cider again!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 14 years ago
I used apple pie spice instead of the pumpkin. Also, I used dark brown sugar and only used 1/4 cup of water. I added the spice and 1/2 the sugar at the beginning of the cook cycle. After the apples had softened considerably, I tasted the sauce and added in the remaining sugar. The sauce, made with apple pie spices, taste the same as southern fried apples without the extra calories from the butter, and they are a wonderful addition to an old fashioned breakfast of sausage or ham, eggs, grits, and toast.
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